Thanksgiving Leftover Casserole combines all the flavors of the big meal in a simple, easy to make, never dried out dish. This is the best way to use up those leftovers!
Thanksgiving Leftover Casserole
Thanksgiving Leftover Casserole came about a couple of holidays ago when I was staring down a fridge full of plastic containers. Heating up leftovers separately in the microwave can take forever and frankly, I just didn’t have it in me to just serve dried out cartons of food. So I created this casserole and our leftovers have never been the same! This Thanksgiving Dinner Leftover recipe is so easy because it all cooks at the same time and can easily be modified according to how much of each leftover you have. The amounts can vary and it will taste just as good. You can also adapt the ingredients you use in the casserole to fit your preferences, tastes, and what you have left over in the fridge from Thanksgiving Dinner.
Cost Saving Casserole
I like using my leftovers from Thanksgiving in a casserole because it will feed my family for another meal or two. Serve it with some leftover rolls and it is a hot meal with all of the wonderful tastes of Thanksgiving all over again. It is delicious and economical! I hate to see any of the dishes I make for Thanksgiving to go to waste. It takes a lot of time, energy, and money to put on a Thanksgiving dinner and throwing any of it out is not an option at my house!
Thanksgiving Leftover Sandwiches
If you still have leftovers after making this casserole, here’s another delicious idea for leftovers that my family loves. We call them Pilgrim Sandwiches or “Bobbies” because that is what they are called at Capriotti’s – one of our favorite sandwich shops. The ingredients are used straight from the fridge, so the sandwich is cold. If you prefer to heat the ingredients or broil the sandwich, that is good too. See the recipe here.
More Thanksgiving Recipes
This Thanksgiving Leftover Casserole and the Pilgrim Sandwiches are as good as the ingredients that go into them. So try a few of our favorite Thanksgiving recipes and build your leftovers from them. You will never look at leftovers the same again!
- Cranberry Sausage Stuffing
- How to Cook a Turkey
- Mom’s Famous Turkey Gravy
- Best Dinner Rolls from Scratch
- Perfect Mashed Potatoes
- Best Recipes for Thanksgiving Dinner
- Low Calorie Thanksgiving Dinner
How to Make Thanksgiving Leftover Casserole
Ingredients
- 3 cups turkey shredded
- 1 1/2 cups cranberry sauce
- 4 cups mashed potatoes
- 2 cups corn
- 2 cups turkey gravy
- 1/3 cup milk
- 4 cups stuffing
- 1/4 cup chicken broth or to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400-degrees.
- Combine turkey and cranberry sauce and spread evenly on the bottom of a 9x13 glass baking dish.
- Evenly press on leftover mashed potatoes and sprinkle corn over the top.
- Mix together milk and leftover gravy and spread evenly over potatoes and corn.
- Sprinkle on leftover stuffing and lightly drizzle chicken broth over the top (this will keep the stuffing from drying out).
- Cover with tin foil and bake at 400-degrees for appx. 35-40 minutes or until heated through.
Patricia Barrett says
This sounds delicious, and I’m definitely going to try it.
Thanks.
Deb Blanton says
I’m making this day after thanksgiving. Looks delicious.
Jamie says
Yeah
Jessica Mock says
I made it last yr and the whole house has been asking for it!!! It’s very good and will become a leftover tradition, thank you for sharing!! ☺
Echo says
Thank you, Jessica! I’m so glad everyone liked it!
Tori says
Hey there!
Just made your turkey leftovers casserole and put it in the freezer.
Looking forward to enjoying it in a month or so.
Thanks for the recipe!
Blessings,
Tori
Sara says
Im looking forward to making this but I don’t have any leftover mashed potatoes. Do you think I should make mashed potatoes with butter or just mash and spread some boiled potatoes since the other ingredients are so rich?
Favorite Family Recipes says
I never say no to butter! 🙂 I think mashing them as you normally would, with butter, gives them a better consistency.
Susan Neal says
LOVE this! Did it last year and doing it tomorrow! Happy Holidays!
Amy says
Just made this and it is absolutely delicious!! It has a sweet/salty quality to it that makes it crave—worthy! Sharing this recipe with my sister immediately!
MeowBoops says
I followed the largest measurements for most of the ingredients. I didn’t have corn so I used 1 can of unsalted french cut green beans (drained). I only used 1 1/2 cups of gravy. Baked it covered for 30 mins and removed foil to bake uncovered for another 30 mins. I had wetter stuffing so I wanted to dry it out a little since there were other liquids in this casserole to keep it moist. This is so good! I almost prefer this to the actual dinner where everything is eaten separately LOL! Thanks for sharing. A keeper for sure.
Favorite Family Recipes says
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the 5-star rating!!
Jacey P says
Would chicken work with this? Inuave no turkey but have the rest!!..?
Favorite Family Recipes says
Yes, chicken would be delicious in this recipe!
Kimberly Bogdan says
This recipe saved the day when I had uneven quantities of leftovers for a “Thanksgiving Round II” gathering. The effort to rave reviews ratio earns it a spot in the “make it next year” recipe stack!
Connie Breitwieser says
All I have is jellied cranberry sauce. I guess that wouldn’t work would it? This recipe sounds delicious.
Favorite Family Recipes says
I think that would work!!
Bonnie Randol says
I don’t like cranberry sauce. What can I use instead?
Favorite Family Recipes says
There isn’t really a substitute for the cranberry sauce. You can just omit it if you don’t like it. It shouldn’t affect the recipe.
Bonnie Randol says
What can I use to replace the cranberry sauce?
Favorite Family Recipes says
I don’t know of a good substitute for cranberry sauce. You can omit it from the recipe if you prefer.